Carleton is Asia-Bound
Photo: Iowa State Communications
Chatham’s Bridget Carleton is heading overseas.
The Iowa State guard has been named to Canada’s senior women’s basketball team for a four-game exhibition series in Asia.
The tournament runs August 1st to the 7th in China and Japan.
The 12-woman roster was officially unveiled in a news release from Canada Basketball yesterday.
As preparations continue ahead of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2018, Canada will face 10th ranked China and 13th ranked Japan. At the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2017, Japan (champions) and China (3rdplace) both qualified for this September’s World Cup.
Steve Baur (Canada Basketball) will assume head coaching duties for the series and will be joined by fellow assistant Carly Clarke (Ryerson University).
| # | Name | Position | Height | Hometown | Club / School |
| 9 | Miranda Ayim | Forward | 6’3″ | London, ON | Basket Landes (France) |
| 6 | Bridget Carleton | Guard | 6’1″ | Chatham, ON | Iowa State (NCAA) |
| 13 | Shay Colley | Point Guard | 5’9″ | Brampton, ON | Michigan State (NCAA) |
| 7 | Abigail Fogg | Centre | 6’4″ | Sault Ste Marie, ON | BBC Troistorrents (Switzerland) |
| 15 | Saicha Grant-Allen | Power Forward | 6’4″ | Hamilton, ON | Bembibre (Spain) |
| 22 | Ruth Hamblin | Centre | 6’6″ | Houston, BC | Castor Braine (Belgium) |
| 5 | Sami Hill | Guard | 5’10” | Toronto, ON | Donau-Ries (Germany) |
| 8 | Alyssa Jerome | Forward | 6’2″ | Toronto, ON | Stanford (NCAA) |
| 11 | Alex Kiss-Rusk | Centre | 6’4″ | Beaconsfield, QC | BC Marburg (Germany) |
| 4 | Miah-Marie Langlois | Point Guard | 5’8″ | Windsor, ON | Novosibirsk Dynamo (Russia) |
| 14 | Emily Potter | Centre | 6’4″ | Winnipeg, MB | Politechnika Gdanska (Poland) |
| 10 | Daneesha Provo | Guard | 6’0″ | Dartmouth, NS | Utah (NCAA) |
2018 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM ASIA EXHIBITION COACHES & STAFF
| Name | Position | Hometown | Affiliation |
| Steve Baur | Head Coach | Wolfville, NS | Canada Basketball |
| Carly Clarke | Assistant Coach | Halifax, NS | Ryerson University |
| Max Hirst | Coordinator, Performance Analysis | Collingwood, ON | Canada Basketball |
| Lauren Buschmann | Sports Scientist & IST Manager | St. Catherines, ON | Canada Basketball/CSI-Ontario |
| Rhonda Shishkin | Physiotherapist | Saskatoon, SK | University of Saskatchewan |
| Danielle Dobney | Athletic Therapist | Toronto, ON | N/A |
| Olesia Markevych | Physician | Edmonton, AB | University of Alberta |
| Anne Marie Thuss | Team Manager | Hamilton, ON | McMaster University |
2018 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM ASIA EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
|
DATE |
ITEM |
Location |
| July 19 – July 27 | Phase 2 Training Camp |
Saville Community Sports Centre – Edmonton |
| August 1 | Canada vs. China |
Zhangjiang, China |
| August 3 | Canada vs. China |
Guangzhou, China |
| August 5 | Canada vs. Japan |
Nagaoka, Japan |
| August 7 | Canada vs. Japan |
Takasaki, Japan |